Child Custody

Fort Lauderdale Child Custody Lawyer

The family law attorneys at Shelowitz, Shelowitz, Terrell & Coffey, P.A., realize that your children are important to your life and that effective resolution of child custody disputes is fundamental to your happiness and your future. With extensive family law experience, family mediation skills, and a passion for assisting clients through difficult legal issues, the child custody attorneys at Shelowitz, Shelowitz, Terrell & Coffey will work to protect your rights involving your family. Contact the Florida child custody lawyers at the firm for a free consultation.

Child Custody Resolution in Florida

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Florida child custody laws outline factors to determine the best interest of the children. The experienced child custody lawyers at the firm help clients analyze the facts of their situation to remove some of the uncertainty and stress related to child custody disputes. The court focuses on finding the best interest of the child to determine custody issues, such as:

• Parental responsibility: parental responsibility refers to the decision making powers that a parent has over his or her child. Generally, a court will decide that is in the best interest of the child to award shared parental responsibility over major decisions, such as schooling, healthcare, and religion.
• Primary residence: whether the custody arrangement is termed sole physical custody or joint physical custody, the common concern is often over where the primary residence of the child will be. Unless an agreement is reached, the court will use a set of factors to determine where it is in the child's best interest to live and award visitation to the other parent.
• Visitation: it is important for a child to have a meaningful relationship with each parent. Therefore, unless it is against the child's best interests, such as in cases of abuse or neglect, visitation/parenting time will generally be awarded to the parent not having primary custody of the child.

Comprehensive Child Custody and Family Law Representation

In addition to effectively resolving child custody disputes, child custody lawyer Marc Shelowitz is an advocate for clients rights through family law concerns involving child support, parental relocation matters, child custody enforcement, and other family law concerns.

To work with a compassionate child custody lawyer who will advocate for your rights and needs, contact the Florida child custody attorneys at the firm to schedule a free consultation.